Government’s attempts to stifle speech

Vincent Carroll is right to warn us about the Federal Trade Commission’s new regulations on bloggers who review or endorse products. For too long, Americans have ignored the First Amendment in the name of “fairness” by supporting an ever-growing labyrinth of regulations on political campaign speech.

Now the government seeks to bind and gag online speech based on the same egalitarian principles.

The effect will be a frosty chill on all speech. Soon, only those able to afford a gaggle of lawyers will dare speak on any issue more substantive than tomorrow’s weather.

In the words of Ayn Rand’s hero Francisco D’Anconia, “Brother, you asked for it!”

Diana Hsieh, Sedalia

This letter was published in the Oct. 20 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

I'd just like to see them ALL speak truthfully in English without the spin!

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I’d just like to see them ALL speak truthfully in English without the spin!

lcdrmandingonamvet

Diana, I wish you had been around in the 1960's during the civil rights movement. Black folks could have used your help. Racist WASP southern radio-station owners routinely banned the playing of R&B records with social justice overtones. They didn't want their otherwise, “good Negroes”, stirred-up. R&B singer Curtis Mayfield and his group “The Impressions”, were the hardest hit R&B groups. Banned with Curtis' records like “Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)”, “We're A Winner”, “Moving on Up”, “This Is My Country”, “We People Who Are Darker Than Blue”, “If You Had A Choice of Colors”, etc.

Anonymous

Diana, I wish you had been around in the 1960’s during the civil rights movement. Black folks could have used your help. Racist WASP southern radio-station owners routinely banned the playing of R&B records with social justice overtones. They didn’t want their otherwise, “good Negroes”, stirred-up. R&B singer Curtis Mayfield and his group “The Impressions”, were the hardest hit R&B groups. Banned with Curtis’ records like “Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)”, “We’re A Winner”, “Moving on Up”, “This Is My Country”, “We People Who Are Darker Than Blue”, “If You Had A Choice of Colors”, etc.

Common sense guy

This administration is the biggest threat to our freedoms sense the carter years. Just look at how they try to censor any opposing views, such as Rush and Fox news, rather then rebutting them with facts they try to marginalize them and get their fairness doctrine. Yet when CNN and the like attacked bush not a word…. go figure.

Common sense guy

This administration is the biggest threat to our freedoms sense the carter years. Just look at how they try to censor any opposing views, such as Rush and Fox news, rather then rebutting them with facts they try to marginalize them and get their fairness doctrine. Yet when CNN and the like attacked bush not a word…. go figure.

Common sense guy

This administration is the biggest threat to our freedoms sense the carter years. Just look at how they try to censor any opposing views, such as Rush and Fox news, rather then rebutting them with facts they try to marginalize them and get their fairness doctrine. Yet when CNN and the like attacked bush not a word…. go figure.

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